"How generous, Naruto!" - Ling Ying, the Gu Clan's Strongest Dou Emperor.
Using Ling Ying's identity, Xiao Yan voiced his praise.
"How generous, Naruto!"
"How generous, Naruto!"
"How generous, Naruto!"
Seeing this, the others followed suit.
"This Multiple Shadow Clone Technique does have a few tricks to it. I shall take a look as well."
"Perhaps I can even help you improve it and make this ninjutsu more powerful!"
The all-knowing, all-powerful Wang Daxian finally could not resist.
Forcing an excuse for himself, he downloaded the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
"Then let me thank you in advance, Great Immortal."
Unaware of the truth, Naruto Uzumaki actually believed Wang Daxian could improve his Shadow Clone Technique and thanked him in delighted surprise.
Now that Xiao Yan had obtained the Shadow Clone Technique, he naturally did not linger in the group chat.
"Xun'er!"
In the Market District, Xiao Yan suddenly called out to Xun'er. Just as she turned her head,
she suddenly felt her consciousness blur and passed out.
This was the Medicine Emperor's doing!
Xiao Xun'er had the golden emperor burning heaven flame inside her. Worried that doing it himself might not be safe, Xiao Yan had asked the Medicine Emperor to knock her unconscious with his soul power.
"Little fellow, why did you suddenly want to knock her out?"
After knocking Xiao Xun'er unconscious with his soul power, the Medicine Emperor asked in some confusion.
"There are some things I don't want her to know."
"Teacher, please don't ask so many questions."
Holding Xiao Xun'er in his arms, Xiao Yan entered a secluded alley as he spoke.
If he could, he would have liked to knock the Medicine Emperor out as well.
Unfortunately, he could not manage that yet.
He had also tried to have the system plunder the Medicine Emperor's power.
However, the Medicine Emperor's soul power was simply too strong.
The LV2 system was not powerful enough to plunder his power directly.
Still, this indirectly confirmed that the Medicine Emperor really was a Dou Di.
He was not some Otherworlder who had devoured Yao Lao's soul and was now hoodwinking him.
It seems this little fellow really does have plenty of secrets!
Still, that stands to reason. The Xiao Clan has declined so far, yet it produced such a young Dou Emperor. That alone is abnormal.
Fortunately, he is my disciple now. With proper guidance, becoming a Dou Di is not out of reach. When that happens, the Xiao Clan will return to its peak.
Even my Yao Clan might someday need his help.
Seeing that Xiao Yan did not wish to explain, the Medicine Emperor asked no further questions and merely pondered inwardly.
Having obtained the method for cultivating the Shadow Clone Technique, Xiao Yan immediately learned and used it, creating a clone.
The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was an enhanced version of the Shadow Clone Technique, so it also contained the cultivation method for ordinary shadow clones.
Since this was not a particularly difficult ninjutsu to learn, Naruto Uzumaki had mastered it after just one look.
Naturally, Xiao Yan also mastered it at a glance, but there was no need to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique yet.
Thus, he used the weaker Shadow Clone Technique and created only one clone.
As for the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, he would have to find somewhere deserted before using it. Otherwise, creating a thousand clones at once would make it all too easy for someone to notice.
"Keep shopping with Xun'er. I'll head back to the Xiao Clan first and see exactly what Jia Lie Ao wants."
Looking at the shadow clone he had created, Xiao Yan's original body transformed into Lin Dong's appearance again as he spoke.
"Don't worry. I'll handle it!"
The shadow clone Xiao Yan nodded as he spoke.
Then Xiao Yan's original body left.
"Xun'er, wake up!"
After the original body left, the shadow clone Xiao Yan roused Xun'er from her unconscious state.
"Brother... Brother Xiao Yan, what happened to me?"
Waking from her faint, Xiao Xun'er asked with a trace of bewilderment on her pretty face, blinking her beautiful eyes.
"For some reason, you suddenly fainted just now."
"Luckily, it wasn't anything serious. Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Should we head back first?"
Xiao Yan asked with a hint of worry on his face.
"I'm fine. It's rare for Brother Xiao Yan to have time to come out with me. I don't want to go back so soon."
Xun'er gently shook her head, a smile appearing on her slightly pale face as she spoke.
"Xun'er, don't push yourself. From now on, your Brother Xiao Yan will spend time with you every day. If you're feeling unwell, it's fine for us to head back first."
Xiao Yan spoke again.
At the same time, he inwardly grumbled about the Medicine Emperor.
That old fellow didn't know how to hold back. Judging by how Xun'er looks now, she'll probably need a few days to recover.
"Brother Xiao Yan, will you really spend time with me every day?"
Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes lit up as she looked at Xiao Yan and asked in disbelief.
"Of course!"
"When has your Brother Xiao Yan ever lied to you?"
The old Xiao Yan would not have dared make such a promise, but now he had learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Never mind one Xun'er-even if there were dozens or hundreds more, he could easily keep them all company.
To Xiao Yan, this Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was practically made for a man juggling a whole sea of lovers.
"Then I'll listen to Brother Xiao Yan. Let's go back!"
Having received Xiao Yan's promise, Xiao Xun'er's pretty face filled with joy she could not conceal.
Then she returned to the Xiao Clan with Xiao Yan.
The Xiao Clan, Guest Hall.
"Nephew Jia Lie, your Jia Lie Family is doing perfectly well in Wutan City. Why do you suddenly want to move away?"
Xiao Zhan looked at Jia Lie Ao in great puzzlement as he asked.
The three elders beside him were equally baffled by whatever madness had seized the Jia Lie Family.
"Hehe, I'm afraid I don't know either."
"My father simply instructed me to dispose of the Jia Lie Family's Market District holdings. Then I thought of the friendship between our two families, so here I am, Uncle Xiao."
Jia Lie Ao smiled. He had come precisely to sell the Market District holdings his family controlled to the Xiao Clan.
After all, a Market District was not something they could take with them. During the previous auction, they had mortgaged some of their holdings to the Mittel Auction House.
They still had some left, and he planned to sell those to the Xiao Clan to earn a wave of goodwill.
That would keep Xiao Yan from becoming hostile toward him early on and buy him more time to grow stronger.
"Since Brother Jia Lie has offered us such goodwill, our Xiao Clan naturally won't refuse. However, we cannot raise that many gold coins on such short notice."
"Nephew, could you give us some time?"
Xiao Zhan exchanged glances with the three elders before speaking.
"Of course. No problem."
"I have complete faith in your reputation, Uncle Xiao."
"Besides, Brother Lin is also staying with the Xiao Clan. Why not invite him out to witness the agreement? With that, our Jia Lie Family can hand over the Market District holdings to the Xiao Clan first."
"Once the Xiao Clan has the funds available, you can pay our Jia Lie Family the gold coins."
As Jia Lie Ao spoke, a sharp glint flashed faintly in his eyes.
He wanted to see whether Lin Dong could come out.
If Lin Dong appeared before him, it would mean his inability to hear either his or Xiao Yan's thoughts was merely a coincidence.
If he could not come out, however, the two of them were very likely the same person.
That would explain why he could not hear either of their thoughts.
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